tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24128031826488426712018-03-02T08:15:50.285-08:00Jumping Up and Down in The Puddle Of LifeWelcome to the Puddle of Life! The place where Life goes on and you may get splashed with ideas, opinions, philosophies, culture, art, writing, movies, TV, comic books, energy, intertia and much much more.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476820700739249540noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-54550846416800392272017-05-11T18:56:00.001-07:002017-05-11T18:56:42.520-07:00Adventures in Coloring<p dir="ltr">Doctor Strange by Ben Dunn, colors by Paul Ewert. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cAcQFjx8isc/WRUWWSVGAVI/AAAAAAABLTs/z7Qyz1xeHbAXY9jofMgHM7QimDHqB_2jgCHM/s1600/a81ccf04-4137-4545-82f3-d6ef5c2ca397.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cAcQFjx8isc/WRUWWSVGAVI/AAAAAAABLTs/z7Qyz1xeHbAXY9jofMgHM7QimDHqB_2jgCHM/s640/a81ccf04-4137-4545-82f3-d6ef5c2ca397.png"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-86346695403566431142017-05-06T19:48:00.001-07:002017-05-06T19:48:59.151-07:00Adventures In Coloring<p dir="ltr">Brother Power the Geek by Chas Truog</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dkr8ptoYO7k/WQ6LGt0OAGI/AAAAAAABLQ0/E8K8W2mz01sFaF4Bz1h9qoh2m1HkW7fcQCHM/s1600/21fbae65-65bd-498a-b112-0b2acab23a49.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dkr8ptoYO7k/WQ6LGt0OAGI/AAAAAAABLQ0/E8K8W2mz01sFaF4Bz1h9qoh2m1HkW7fcQCHM/s640/21fbae65-65bd-498a-b112-0b2acab23a49.png"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-83873808248758344882017-04-30T09:00:00.001-07:002017-04-30T09:01:17.117-07:00Adventures in Coloring<p dir="ltr">I have been playing with coloring line art that I come find on the Internet and social media. I'm not trying to make money doing, but I get a sense of accomplishment or satisfaction from doing it. </p><p dir="ltr">This example is Golden Age Superhero Johnny Quick drawn by Sandy with colors by me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nNZK6yiTjKE/WQYKJn44txI/AAAAAAABLFA/jJ_TyXycjhg5Mu2L8Ry7BG3zpZ_zmzUWQCHM/s1600/7bd013e6-0a3c-43be-a133-13adbb9a3e5e.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nNZK6yiTjKE/WQYKJn44txI/AAAAAAABLFA/jJ_TyXycjhg5Mu2L8Ry7BG3zpZ_zmzUWQCHM/s640/7bd013e6-0a3c-43be-a133-13adbb9a3e5e.png"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-51861535295620160742016-07-18T05:53:00.001-07:002016-07-18T05:53:27.830-07:00The point of it all.<p dir="ltr">I'm tired of being called racist because of my skin color. <br>I'm tired of being called <u>ignorant</u> because my viewpoint differs from yours. <br>I'm tired of using labels to justify and vilify. <br>I'm tired of building walls held together by excuses and fears. <br>I'm tired of a civilization that needs to lash out to be civil. <br>Take my hand.<br>Walk with me. <br>Talk with me. <br>Listen to me. <br>Let me hear you. <br>Let me work to understand you. <br>Let go of me so I can share what I learned from you with someone else. </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-43523114932685803842016-04-09T11:04:00.001-07:002016-04-09T11:04:12.030-07:00Today's insight<p dir="ltr">Sometimes doing good is as simple as letting evil people fail. </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-16404782982753676772016-04-05T17:06:00.001-07:002016-04-05T17:06:09.256-07:00What is the arrangement? <p dir="ltr">If a writer is an arranger of words, then is an editor a re-arranger of words? </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-35457617539231533022016-04-03T16:03:00.001-07:002016-07-29T08:40:31.914-07:00Poem<p dir="ltr">I have a little secret,<br>I would like to share it with you. <br>I hate humanity, <br>with good reason, too. <br>You see we hurt each other,<br>no matter what we do. </p><p dir="ltr">We presume to know<br>that what is good for ourselves<br>is what's best for the rest. <br>So we seek out assurance <br>by setting up test after test.<br>To weed out the infidels<br>and calm our fears.</p><p dir="ltr">If I didn't do this,<br>What else could I do? <br>Let you see behind the curtain, <br>To know that I am <u>hurt</u>, too? </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-16842969903264421972016-03-31T22:49:00.001-07:002016-04-03T15:58:29.580-07:00Tyranny<p dir="ltr">"Not individuals but institutions are the enemies, and they most afflict the disciples who the most generously serve them. They insinuate their tyranny under a hundred guises and pompous names, such as Polite Society, the Family, the Church, Sound Business, the Party, the Country, the Superior White Race; and the only defense against them, Carol beheld, is unembittered laughter."</p><p dir="ltr">- Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 - January 10, 1951), American author and playwight, Main Street. </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-88637705688860139582016-03-25T22:26:00.001-07:002016-03-25T22:26:08.437-07:00An Election Year Poem<p dir="ltr">A Poem, March 26, 2016</p><p dir="ltr">Sauerkraut colostomy<br>feasting on sunshine. <br>Cuddle up against <br>your teddy bear of fear. <br>Lock yourself in <br>the closet of ignorance. <br>Bind your mind with <br>the chains of intolerance. </p><p dir="ltr">Stand the words of<br>your prophet on their head. <br>Justify your antithetical behavior<br>with the sayings of religion. <br>Find the hate in words of love<br>to save a few dollars at the store. <br>Megalomaniacs are eating politicians<br>as a symbol of freedom. </p><p dir="ltr">The walls are Tumbling up,<br>the gates are closing in<br>celebration of openness.<br>The Man riding a burrow<br>carries a briefcase and <br>Does a statistical analysis <br>to measure the belief of the faithful. </p><p dir="ltr">The poor are atmosphere.<br>The disenfranchised are collateral damage.<br>In the Marketing War for your soul. <br>The draft board infiltrates your screens.<br>Your deployment orders are songs in the air. </p><p dir="ltr">You can turn in product points<br>for a free fear blanket. <br>Don't share it with anyone<br>that is not one of us. <br>They can get their own<br>if they just sell their soul for product points. </p><p dir="ltr">Why are you sitting there naked<br>with that ridiculous smile?<br>Have you not been listening <br>to a word that I have said? <br>Wait until we start funding <br>the regulators again.<br>They&#8217;ll want you as one <br>of their first cases<br>unless you do as I say. </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-15410576752627066772016-02-13T20:34:00.001-08:002016-02-13T20:34:20.678-08:00The best non-fiction graphic novel of 2015<p dir="ltr">Darryl Cunningham has provided a solid primer for 2016 politics in his graphic novel The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality and the Financial Crisis. </p><p dir="ltr">Here is a review by Paul: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1546293062</p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-6174812569139980102016-02-10T15:27:00.001-08:002016-02-14T11:22:16.783-08:00Best Quote <p dir="ltr"><br>&#8220;There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old&#8217;s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."</p><p dir="ltr">[Kung Fu Monkey -- Ephemera, blog post, March 19, 2009]&#8221;<br></p><p dir="ltr">&#8213; John Rogers</p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-24955046833572810092016-02-07T07:54:00.001-08:002016-02-07T07:54:21.216-08:00A Question About Humanity<p dir="ltr">Why is it that humanity seems to be a struggle between those who want to find evil in good people and those who want to find good in evil people? </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-79604157181326806202016-01-12T11:10:00.001-08:002016-01-12T11:10:19.515-08:00Dude, Buzzkiller<p dir="ltr">I don't want to bum you out, but humanity really sucks. We get all angry and take it out on people we claim to love for feeling good or buckets of bucks. </p><p dir="ltr">Our words never match our actions.<br>We do the wrong thing thinking<br>that it is the right thing. Violence is used as compassion. Degradation is called empowerment</p><p dir="ltr">We intervene handing out charity<br>while thinking we are creating<br>self-sufficient individuals. Selfishness is rewarded as beneficial to the community. Greed is called economic benevolence. Social offense is considered a virtue.&nbsp; Personal morality must be made manifest in congregations and communities to dispel personal doubts, fears and worries. </p><p dir="ltr">The food from the tree of knowledge and wisdom has made humanity ignorant brutes. These ignorant brutes look at themselves when they are told that they are made in God's images and tremble in fear. Their ignorance makes them see God as the worst of themselves: venal, judgemental, detached, conditional, vain, greedy and painful. </p><p dir="ltr">The simplest counterpoint to all this is unseen, intangible, immeasurable and independent. It is faith, the unseen, intangible, viscous belief that events, intentions, feelings that are not dependent on you can actually be helpful to you. It doesn't make sense. It has no logic. It has no rationale. This means it has no impact on nor value to me. </p><p dir="ltr">I hope you get what I am saying. </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-48621717550311394912015-12-08T17:52:00.001-08:002015-12-08T17:52:20.755-08:00The SculptorHere is a review by Paul: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1269008384Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-63909631454665386362015-11-29T10:11:00.001-08:002015-11-29T21:44:31.942-08:00The Demolition of Silence <p dir="ltr"><br>Some days I want <br>to break down and cry. <br>Destroying the silence<br>that I feel in and around me. <br>My sobs, like wrecking balls<br>Smashing large holes, <br>My wails cutting through<br>the silent supports. <br>My moans detonating in<br>the silent foundation. <br>My expectation of connecting<br>to another person<br>as the structure of silence<br>crumbles around me. <br>The demolition of silence falling, <br>while its&#8217; dust rises<br>in the rays of the sun. <br>Who's there? <br>Who heard me? <br>Was it you? </p>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-50519320573314892012015-11-02T08:00:00.001-08:002015-11-02T08:00:56.503-08:00Sword in the Stone<p dir="ltr">Just a little drawing fun this AM. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5WG92bM_0HY/VjeItj52klI/AAAAAAAA4Rg/z9hmYnlIopo/s1600/aeb97002-b379-45db-8587-5c2051c09767_20151102095412378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5WG92bM_0HY/VjeItj52klI/AAAAAAAA4Rg/z9hmYnlIopo/s640/aeb97002-b379-45db-8587-5c2051c09767_20151102095412378.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-51292059543055619182015-10-31T19:53:00.001-07:002015-10-31T19:53:56.512-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 31<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015 Day 31 #dragon </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WjtnYryNeyQ/VjV-vf-AvRI/AAAAAAAA4LE/UToGizJbQxI/s1600/09e0ee45-9c16-4ddf-be44-e3dae7971fd6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WjtnYryNeyQ/VjV-vf-AvRI/AAAAAAAA4LE/UToGizJbQxI/s640/09e0ee45-9c16-4ddf-be44-e3dae7971fd6.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1zzpF-aLi1o/VjV-wbyPEKI/AAAAAAAA4LM/xQUWQieg35E/s1600/b4b26de1-00d8-4bf4-ae74-031fafaa7517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1zzpF-aLi1o/VjV-wbyPEKI/AAAAAAAA4LM/xQUWQieg35E/s640/b4b26de1-00d8-4bf4-ae74-031fafaa7517.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-11027172593540205802015-10-30T15:57:00.001-07:002015-10-30T15:57:39.557-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 30<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015 Day 30 #spider</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WYHx8_-raF8/VjP14XkaJ1I/AAAAAAAA4JI/JbDpDqsH0aY/s1600/fa05922f-1263-410f-8b68-588281be027d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WYHx8_-raF8/VjP14XkaJ1I/AAAAAAAA4JI/JbDpDqsH0aY/s640/fa05922f-1263-410f-8b68-588281be027d.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-14264743917050613972015-10-29T20:55:00.001-07:002015-10-29T20:55:38.001-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 29<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015 Day 29 #scarecrow</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VB1h7Vium2A/VjLqOPoD7gI/AAAAAAAA4DA/Q-A-oM7khcU/s1600/dcd0dba0-3bf2-4bbb-8f90-d14b9d592100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VB1h7Vium2A/VjLqOPoD7gI/AAAAAAAA4DA/Q-A-oM7khcU/s640/dcd0dba0-3bf2-4bbb-8f90-d14b9d592100.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-7478609518333850862015-10-28T21:00:00.001-07:002015-10-28T21:00:26.043-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 28<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015 Day 28 #blackcat</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ot7IfNgRARo/VjGZ2AbJU1I/AAAAAAAA368/j09xnIxz-Yc/s1600/6cc3cb5a-5ed0-4c3a-a298-d4cecb26a49a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ot7IfNgRARo/VjGZ2AbJU1I/AAAAAAAA368/j09xnIxz-Yc/s640/6cc3cb5a-5ed0-4c3a-a298-d4cecb26a49a.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-47786911379178597852015-10-27T20:36:00.001-07:002015-10-27T20:36:54.545-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 27<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015 Day 27 #witch</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YQ0z2sa9pwE/VjBC1CrmEMI/AAAAAAAA3zk/Je5mFhHcMqU/s1600/30777d80-a503-4908-ba98-694cb73ab9d6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YQ0z2sa9pwE/VjBC1CrmEMI/AAAAAAAA3zk/Je5mFhHcMqU/s640/30777d80-a503-4908-ba98-694cb73ab9d6.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-43977143798952282322015-10-26T20:07:00.001-07:002015-10-26T20:07:23.149-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 26<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015 Day 26 #rat</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fE-zV_hxesw/Vi7qaEHX8eI/AAAAAAAA3tw/Aj9jsnUEOmo/s1600/1db78072-1b45-4b7d-9b27-627d46ebfdec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fE-zV_hxesw/Vi7qaEHX8eI/AAAAAAAA3tw/Aj9jsnUEOmo/s640/1db78072-1b45-4b7d-9b27-627d46ebfdec.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-4593402311869750392015-10-25T19:42:00.001-07:002015-10-25T19:42:00.851-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 25<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015 Day 25 #mummy</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dxp5qFcLI-s/Vi2S92yXWhI/AAAAAAAA3mc/WoahYcRwPGs/s1600/b30cb6af-64cf-47b6-8911-716628255a60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dxp5qFcLI-s/Vi2S92yXWhI/AAAAAAAA3mc/WoahYcRwPGs/s640/b30cb6af-64cf-47b6-8911-716628255a60.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-14740123369628644972015-10-24T21:16:00.001-07:002015-10-24T21:16:34.075-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 24<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015&nbsp; Day 24 #skeleton</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1vtD5GuejGk/VixXoA2Kd4I/AAAAAAAA3f4/U0HkG9RFtc8/s1600/c5257564-deb2-4b01-b06e-fbcad12784d3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1vtD5GuejGk/VixXoA2Kd4I/AAAAAAAA3f4/U0HkG9RFtc8/s640/c5257564-deb2-4b01-b06e-fbcad12784d3.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412803182648842671.post-48480994428390231522015-10-23T22:13:00.001-07:002015-10-23T22:13:53.349-07:00Drawlloween 2015 Day 23<p dir="ltr">#drawlloween #drawlloween2015 Day 23 #gore </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mzE2iMPtgc0/VisTj5jFsyI/AAAAAAAA3bA/PKYd1egUYAQ/s1600/97f54e9f-3f4f-42be-96c3-a96a47ae8b3d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mzE2iMPtgc0/VisTj5jFsyI/AAAAAAAA3bA/PKYd1egUYAQ/s640/97f54e9f-3f4f-42be-96c3-a96a47ae8b3d.jpg"> </a> </div>Paul Ewerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923171158053624061noreply@blogger.com0